Cheung Part 5 Flashcards
what is impingement syndrome
inflammation of subacromial bursa and rotator cuff tendons in middle aged persons
what are the symptoms of impingement syndrome
lateral shoulder pain with overhead activity
what exam results are seen in impingement syndrome
positive hawkins, supraspinatous test
no weakness
what test results are seen in impingement syndrome
X-rays negative
MRI shows inflammation but no tear (partial thickness tear is b/c blood flow reaches eddy- some blood from bone some form muscle)
what is the treatment for impingement syndrome
PT
steroid injection
surgical decompression
what is elbow epicondylitits
degenerative painful condition of the ECRB tendon and/or flexor-pronators
wha are the symptoms of elbow epicondyltitis
35-50 year old with pain on either the medal or lateral epicondyle with activity
what exam results are seen with lateral (tennis) elbow epicondyltits
pain with resisted extension of the wrist with forearm pronated (extensor carpe radialis brevis)
what exam results are seen with medial elbow (golfer) epicondyltitis
pain with resisted flexion of the wrist with forearm pronated (flexor pronators)
what is the treatment for elbow epicondylitis
tennis elbow strap ice larger grips steroid injection surgical debridement
what is a meniscal tear and what are the symptoms
fraying or tear of menisci
locking and catching in the knee
what exam results are seen in a meniscal tear
McMurrays
joint line tenderness
what test results are seen in meniscal tear
Xray negative
MRI shows tear
what treatment is there for a meniscal tear
PT
arthroscopic debridement
what is olecranon bursitis and what may cause it
inflammation of the olecranon bursa
gout
what symptoms are seen in olecranon bursitis
swelling
painful posterior elbow